Rob Levit TrioJazz standards, originals, world and contemporary music with guitar, acoustic bass and percussion.

MeritageFlute and guitar duo integrating classical, jazz, world and Latininfluences. Also available as a quartet.

Robin Jung/Rob Levit Folk-Jazz FusionSeamless fusion of the melodic and vocal content of folk withthe beauty and complexity of jazz harmony and improvisation.Featuring Robin Jung (vocals/guitar/violin).

Rob Levit GroupCutting-edge award-winning original jazz from New York City.

The DuoGuitar and acoustic bass duets in thetradition of Jim Hall/Ron Carter andPat Metheny/Charlie Haden.

SoloIntimate solo acoustic and electric guitar performances.

Rob Levitis available for club and festival performances, privateevents, music andmusic business master-classes andtalks on artistry/creativity.

“Last week in asmall Annapolis

restaurant I found myself face to facewith musical greatness.”— Eric Brace

WASHINGTON POST

Rob Levit

phone ■ 410-263-6265

fax ■ 410-263-8779

website ■ www.roblevit.com

email ■ roblevit@roblevit.com

GuitaristComposerEducator

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■ Montreal International Jazz Festival Mainstage

■ Ottawa International Jazz Festival National Arts Center

■ Texaco New York Jazz Festival

■ Boston Globe Jazz Festival Mainstage

■ Annapolis Jazz Festival St. John's College

■ Baltimore Waterfront Festival

■ Knitting Factory, New York City

■ Regatta Bar, Boston

■ Blues Alley, Washington DC

■ Ram's Head Onstage, Annapolis MD

■ Corcoran Gallery Of Art, Washington DC

■ The Kennedy Center, Washington DC

■ The Summit School, Edgewater, Maryland

■ Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, Maryland

■ Music—purchase CDs, listen to soundfiles

■ Art—view mixed media paintings

■ Writing—read artist statement, poetry and philosophy

■ Contact & booking information/performance schedule

uitarist/Composer/Educator Rob Levit is a multi-directional artist whose work has been distinguished by thedepth of its originality and the breadth of its interest. Whether in a mainstream jazz, chamber music, experimental electronic or

rock music context, Levit’s signature performance style is defined by asinging guitar tone, dynamically engaging the audience and a fearlessgroup approach to improvised music.

A five-time consecutive recipient of the Maryland State Arts CouncilIndividual Artist Award and the first recipient of the Doris Duke/ChamberMusic America Jazz Composition Award (along with Andrew Hill, Jane IraBloom, Marcus Roberts and several others), Levit’s compositional

approach, Symbol System,establishes the primacy ofmelody while creating some-times quirky and demandingrhythms within complex original forms. His ensemblesare “tight-knit and democrat-ic units” where there is plen-

ty of room for individual exploration within an evolving group dynamic.He has composed over fifty original works, including the JuliusHemphill/Jazz Composers’ Alliance first prize winner RUBICON. His compo-sitions have appeared on twelve commercially available compact discs.

As an educator (M.M. New England Conservatory, B.A. University ofVirginia), Levit has been an Artist-In-Residence or given workshops/con-certs at the University of Virginia, Collegiate School (Richmond VA), YouthEmpowerment Station (Richmond VA), Waldorf School (Baltimore MD)and the Community Colleges of Baltimore County. In addition, he estab-lished a jazz guitar studio at Loyola College and is a private instructor.

Complementing his musical activities, Levit is engaged in the pursuit andstudy of human creativity and potential. He is an active and publishedessayist/poet and visual artist.

Rob Levit is inspired by improvisingartists like Sam Rivers, PatMetheny, Ornette Colemanand Charles Mingus whoestablished their own com-positional and improvisa-tional identities whilemaintaining an abidingbelief in the validity ofall forms of musical andartistic expression.Studying and integratingthe concepts of Rumi,Wallace Stevens, BelaBartok, Paul Klee andarchitect Steven Holl hasgiven Levit a musical andartistic approach that tran-scends the ordinary and creates asound and creative world that is allhis own.

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“. . .guitarist Rob Levit's combo

is making a name for itself fast.

Experimental and fearless. ”— Montreal International Jazz Festival

“He uses the entire neck of the guitar in order to

produce as many fluctuating sounds as possible.

Immediately, it is obvious that Rob is not just a

guitar player, but a cultured musician. . .”— Nick Alexopolus, LOYOLA GREYHOUND

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VENUES OF NOTE

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

“. . .one of the finest musicians I have ever heard. . .

and you can tell this because to hear and see him is

to know that he really loves what his gift is and

loves even more in the sharing of it. ”— Laurin Wollan, MUSIC MONTHLY

“. . .one of the finest

young guitarists on

today's jazz scene. ”— Ottawa InternationalJazz Festival